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Southland Times, Issue 20641, 13 November 1928, Page 4

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MINISTERIAL. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, accompanied by his sister, Miss M. Stewart, and his private secretary, Mr F. Matthews, arrived in Invercargill by yesterday afternoon’s express. They were met at the station by Mr S. M. Macalister, the Independent Reform candidate for Invercargill and prominent Reform supporters. Later in the afternoon the Minister of Finance motored to Winton where he delivered an address, returning to Invercargill to speak in the Municipal Theatre last evening. The party is staying at the Grand Hotel and will return to Dunedin to-day. A cablegram from London announces the death of Percy Gilpin, the well-known horse trainer. Mr H. Spears, of Martin and Spears, Riverton, has left on a business and pleasure trip to Nelson. Mr and Mrs Walter Gee, of Gore, returned home on Saturday night after a visit to the North Island. Mr J. J. Ward leaves by the express this morning in order to value the wool to be offered at the forthcoming Wellington wool sales. A cable message from Washington announces that Mr. William Cochran, junior, of Pennsylvania, has been designated viceconsul at Auckland. Mr J. Denford, secretary of the Otago Electric Power Board, who has been on a short visit to Invercargill, returned to Dunedin bv yesterday afternoon’s express. Commissioner James Hay, Territorial Commander, Brigadier Bladin and Major Beasy, Divisional Commander of the Salvation Army, arrived in Invercargill by the express yesterday afternoon. A Christchurch telegram records the death of Margaret, wife of Mr. G. T. Booth, a member of the Arbitration Court. Sympathetic reference was made to her death by Mr. Justice Frazer yesterday morning, the Court adjourning for 15 minutes. In the last chapter of his recently published autobiography “Roamin’ in the Gleamin’, Sir Harry Lauder refers to his New Zealand fishing trips “with Mr Donald Macdonald, of Edendale, and Mr John Smith, of the Progressive Stores, Invercargill.” Mr. D. H. S. Riddiford, of Featherston, has been appointed to the Wanganui College Board in succession to the late Mr Robert Wilberton. Mr. Riddiford is an old boy of the Wanganui Collegiate School. Some years ago he endowed a scholarship of a capital value of £lOOO tenable at his old school.—Press Association message. The death occurred suddenly yesterday of Mr W. H. Tisdall, founder and head of the firm of W. H. Tisdall, Ltd, states a Christchurch Press Association message. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr Tisdall was widely known, not only in business circles, but as an angling and shooting enthusiast. He was for several years on the council of the North Canterbury Acclimatization Society and was president for one term. He also held the office of treasurer and president of the Canterbury Automobile Association. He is survived by a widow, three sons and a married daughter. The sudden death occurred at Christchurch on Saturday of Mr J. F. Peake, assistant manager of the Massey-Harris Company, who was known from one end of New Zealand to the other in athletic

circles. Mr Peake, who was 49 years of age, was educated at the George Street Schoo! (Dunedin) and then joined the Dunedit branch of the Massey-Harris Company. Mr Peake was a member of the Union Football Club (Dunedin) for which he played halfback, and he also kept wickets for the Albion Cricket Club. On being transferred to Christchurch he became the honorary secretar- of the New Zealand Cricket Council, a position he had held for some years, and in 1924 was manager of the New Zealand team which successfully toured Australia. He was also a football referee, and

his ability in this position placed him in the forefront of referees in New Zealand. “Jack” Peake had a sunny, genial nature, and it was always a pleasure to meet and listen to his cheery talk. His sudden death will come as a shock to his many friends in his home town. He leaves a widow and two of a family.